Another setup_exception_record problem

[sankha012]

I run WINE 1.6-rc4 on the Ubuntu 13.04 OS on my Acer Aspire E1-571G.I was getting this error while trying to launch the game Mafia II-
err:seh:setup_exception_record stack overflow 944 bytes in thread 0025 eip 7bc40c18 esp 00240f80 stack 0x240000-0x241000-0x340000
I was using WINE 1.4.1 then.After that I upgraded WINE but the problem was not solved.I looked up a lot of similar problems on the net but none helped as none of the error messages was a one-liner like this one.I found that the solutions to these problems varied highly(I am a noob so I cannot tell if they are the same ) so I decided to make a post of my own.
Thanks in advance.

[core]

Game version?
What are your steps for running?

[sankha012]

I type the command optirun wine launcher.exe from the game directory in the terminal.Then this error message appears.
Give me some time to find out the Game version.I couldn't find it anywhere in the files and I don't have the installer right now.

[dimesio]

Post the full terminal output. http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#get_log

[sankha012]

The site says that the extension txt is not allowed so I am copying the contents from the log file-

err:seh:setup_exception_record stack overflow 944 bytes in thread 0025 eip 7bc40c18 esp 00240f80 stack 0x240000-0x241000-0x340000

I told you that the error message is just a one-liner

[core]

Try to run MafiaII.exe

[sankha012]

Tried to run Mafia2.exe.The error changed slightly-
err:seh:setup_exception_record stack overflow 944 bytes in thread 0009 eip 7bc40c18 esp 00240f80 stack 0x240000-0x241000-0x340000
(Copied from log file)

[dimesio]

Are you using the Nvidia proprietary driver, and if your system is 64 bit, have you installed the necessary 32 bit parts? You need to do both.

The console output doesn't tell me anything. I suspect the problem is optirun--Wine does have problems with it--but I don't know enough about it to tell you anything other than the above. You might want to ask on the Ubuntu forum.

[sankha012]

What are the 32bit parts?Can you give me any link on them?and for the NVIDIA driver...Somebody told me that I needed Bumblebee to run NVIDIA cards on linux so I installed that.Later I tried to update the drivers but the system said that my drivers were up-to-date.

[core]

Have you installed PhysX? Installing PhysX for this game is not necessarily(in wine), but sometimes it could help.

[dimesio]

What are the 32bit parts?Can you give me any link on them?and for the NVIDIA driver...Somebody told me that I needed Bumblebee to run NVIDIA cards on linux so I installed that.Later I tried to update the drivers but the system said that my drivers were up-to-date.

When you install the proprietary driver with Nvidia's .run file on a 64 bit system, the script asks you if you want to also install the 32 bit driver; you should answer yes. If you are using a distro package, you may have to install a separate package for the 32 bit driver--that's something you need to ask your distro.

You do need bumblebee, but I don't know enough about it to help you with figuring out whether everything is installed correctly, and it's not a Wine question. You should really ask on the Ubuntu forum.

[sankha012]

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee
I followed instructions from this page....It seems that this installation comes with the 32 bit parts.

[sankha012]

Installed Physx..problem still not solved.

[core]

If the game uses some protection, it's also could be a reaction for it.

[dimesio]

Copy protection can cause crashes, but no one mentions needing a crack in any of the AppDB test reports or comments.

Try the instructions in this thread: http://forum.winehq.org/viewtopic.php?f ... 93&p=50202. It's old, but the workaround may still be needed.